Practical Aspects of Oocyte Donation

The concluding session of the symposium on Oocyte Donation held in Melbourne in November 1991 focused upon the practical aspects of an oocyte donation programme. A background is here provided to the many exogenous sex steroid replacement regimens and clinical management protocols employed by centres throughout Europe, the United States and Australia. The participants were asked to provide information about their own centres' protocols (Tables 1, 2 and 3). In addition, a panel considered a hypothetical request for oocyte donation. A summarized case history and the ensuing discussion concerning management is presented.